Evolution Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. The remains or trace of a deceased organism.
  2. 5. The process by which a breeder develops a plant or animal to have certain traits.
  3. 8. Any heritable trait that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.
  4. 10. How well an organism is suited for its environment.
  5. 11. The distribution of plants and animals around the world.
  6. 12. An early stage of development in animals.
  7. 13. Structures that have similar purposes but different anatomy and were not inherited from a common ancestor.
  8. 14. Types of structures that are anatomically similar yet different that were inherited from a common ancestor.
Down
  1. 1. Traits that an organism develops in their lifetime.
  2. 2. Structures that have little to no purpose anymore.
  3. 3. The ship Darwin explored on.
  4. 6. A fossil that shows an organism between two species.
  5. 7. A trait that has newly evolved.
  6. 8. A primitive trait that was passed down by an ancestor.
  7. 9. The idea that Earth is much older than 6000 years.